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Historically black schools ‘serve the underserved’

Historically black schools serve the underserved
Karin Kapsidelis - Its first classes were held in an old slave jail at the close of the Civil War. A half-century ago, its students held sit-ins to protest a segregated lunch counter in downtown Richmond.

Aspiring teachers find job market tougher than expected

Eduardo “Ned” Sayoc had been through many career changes. As he neared his 30s, he was wondering what he could do to make money, change lives and make his family proud. A couple of years ago, he was living with friends who were teachers, and...

Disabled Chesterfield girl’s case heading to court

A disabled Chesterfield County girl whose family claims she was abused by a teacher and an assistant deserves her day in court, two federal appeals court judges ruled this week.

Henrico school officials to discuss laptop program, class sizes

Henrico County school officials will discuss possibly reducing some class sizes at a work session this afternoon. Also at the afternoon session, board members will discuss the county's laptop initiative.

K-12 cuts, more layoffs ahead

K-12 cuts, more layoffs ahead
Facing the prospect of cutting an additional $1 billion to $1.5 billion from the state’s two-year budget, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that the next round of cuts will include layoffs and reductions in funding for K-12 education. “I’ve done a number of layoffs already, and there will be more,“ Kaine said during his monthly call-in radio show on WRVA (1140 AM) in Richmond.

Group delivers new coats to 300 elementary students

It takes a special group to put a feel-good face on a social ill, but the Richmond chapter of the Continental Societies has plenty of practice. It has been putting some of the city’s least fortunate school kids into new winter coats for more than two decades.

Fire Va. Tech

Fire Va. Tech’s president, some shooting victims’ families say
Virginia Tech’s leaders need to be held accountable for their actions during last year’s massacre, survivors and families told Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday. Some said that probably means Tech President Charles W. Steger should be fired.

Medicaid, education may be on chopping block

Lawmakers say they'll target those programs if it would help balance the state budget.

Va. Tech wants some answers

Virginia Tech officials are upset with the California company that built the school's emergency-alert system after it failed to send messages to the university community Thursday regarding reports of possible gunfire on campus. The gunfire report turned out to be a false alarm, but had it been a real situation, the failure of the notification system potentially could have had tragic consequences

Probe into massacre at Va. Tech continues

The Virginia State Police investigation of last year's Virginia Tech massacre has filled about 300 3-inch-thick volumes, but it isn't over yet.

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